Mechanisms Underlying Improvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/criot/volume-2017/2120165/figures/2120165.fig.004a.svgz" name="2120165.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Pressure contour</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/criot/volume-2017/2120165/figures/2120165.fig.004b.svgz" name="2120165.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Flow velocity contour</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/criot/volume-2017/2120165/figures/2120165.fig.004c.svgz" name="2120165.fig.004c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Streamlines of flow</td></tr></table>

<div>Streamlines and contour maps of pressure and velocity after UPPP; (a) pressure contour, (b) flow velocity contour, and (c) streamlines. The complex flow observed before UPPP is inhibited and laminarized after UPPP.</div>

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Figure 4: Mechanisms Underlying Improvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty 